Photograph
Louis G. Seely, as an Army General
| Louis G. Seely, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as an army general, scouting with a telescope. Part of a yearbook created by classmate Albert Hansen, based on a class prophecy theme. |
| Image ID: | 55014 |
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| Creation Date: | 1905 |
| Creator Name: | Hansen, Albert |
| City: | Menomonie |
| County: | Dunn |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Albert Hansen papers and photographs, 1899-1980 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M82-255 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 7 inches |
| Page 48 of 70. Prophecy on page 47 reads, "It was here that she met her old school mate Louis Seely, a general in command of the American Army. He had been taken captive by the Siamese Army and was held prisoner for two years. Finally gaining his release by rescuing the kings son from the British who held him for ransom. His deeds of valor were many and his name will be heard in the next presidential campaign." Not only did Louis Seely's prophecy not come to pass. The prophet also failed to read that he was to marry a class mate, Esther Eloise McGilvra. Maybe things clicked between the two only after graduation. Or perhaps their affection for each other was an open secret, unworthy of being part of the prophecy. Whether they were high school sweethearts or not, they got married in 1909 and left Wisconsin for Washington State, where Louis found work as a tallyman in lumber. They moved back to the Midwest later and became farmers in Minnesota. Louis Seely again relocated to Washington in later life, where he died in 1965. Information about Louis Seely has been researched through U.S. census data and contemporary newspaper articles. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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